The driver of a car involved in a May 7th fatal traffic crash on Highway 26 east of Government Camp that resulted in the death of four people was arrested Friday morning following an indictment by the Wasco County Grand Jury.
Andrey A. Blashishin (OSP Photos)
The May 7th crash on Highway 26 near Government Camp killed four and caused serious injury to a fifth person.On August 4, 2006 at 10:09 am, Andrey A. Blashishin, age 22, from northeast ... [full story]

DEQ Reduces Fine by More than Half, Hospital Efforts and New Technology Should Eliminate Future Risk Acknowledging the organization’s good faith efforts to address waste disposal violations in late 2005 and early 2006, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has reduced the fine levied on Cascade Healthcare Community for unintentional but improper disposal of bio-hazardous waste from $119,361 to $43,361. Under a DEQ program, CHC has elected to apply 80 percent of the fine to ... [full story]

Beams will be set on the Newport Avenue Bridge on Friday, August 4th, and Monday, August 7th. The beams will arrive at the work site one at a time and be lifted off the transport trucks and set in place by a crane. Holm II, the City’s contractor is using a crane capable of lifting 250 tons.
The pre-stressed arched concrete girder beams were manufactured at the Morse Bros. construction site in Harrisburg, Oregon. Morse Bros. ... [full story]

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that Captain Tim Edwards has been accepted into the FBI National Academy 227th Session from October 1 -- December 15, 2006 in Quantico, Virginia.
Participation is by invitation only, though a nomination process. Participants are drawn from every state in the union, from U.S. territories, and from over 150 foreign nations.
The FBI National Academy is a professional course of study for U.S. and international law ... [full story]

Added benefit for employees and environment
Sunriver Resort has announced a new and extended free seasonal shuttle service for its employees. Employees can rescue their paychecks from rising gas prices by commuting to work – reducing energy consumption and pollution one work day at a time. The service began in 2002, with one shuttle picking up Bend residents five days a week and LaPine residents seven days a week. Now two 14-passenger vans cover ... [full story]

A La Pine man has been indicted on manslaughter charges and reckless driving in connection with the early morning July 15 hit and run death of 52-year-old Donald Arnold, also of La Pine.
Joshua Day Authorities said Joshua Alan Day, age 27, is also accused of reckless driving, DUII, criminally negligent homicide and failure to perform the duties of a driver.
A grand jury indictment this week added the first-degree manslaughter and reckless driving charges to ... [full story]

MEDTRONICAMichael J. Fox Foundation - www.michaeljfox.orgFox is a well-known actor who suffers from Parkinson's disease, a chronic, progressive disorder of the central nervous system. Fox's foundation presents a well-organized Web site on Parkinson's research and prospects for a cure.
GENERICALLY SPEAKING- Half of all prescription drugs purchased in the United States are generic.- The average variation in bio-equivalence (the delivery of the same amount of active ingredient in the same amount of time) between brand-name ... [full story]

Dear Jim: I am landscaping close to the house walls and I want it to be efficient (both for water and energy). I don't know whether to use stone/gravel or low-growing ground cover plants. Which is best for me? - Kathy C.
Low-water-usage ground cover plants and boulders are shaded by trees during the summer and help warm the home during winter
Dear Kathy: Proper landscaping can impact the energy efficiency of your home and obviously the ... [full story]

Horizon Air has begun a new twice-daily nonstop service from Redmond/Bend to Los Angeles International Airport. The route is not currently operated by any other airline.
Horizon’s Bombardier Q400The inaugural flight departed Redmond/Bend at 10 a.m. on August 1st, and was operated in Horizon's recently unveiled 25th anniversary Q400 aircraft, which sports a festive livery celebrating the airline's 25 years of service to the Northwest. After Aug. 1, the first flight of the day between ... [full story]